Proverbs 5:7-14

English Standard Version

⁷And ^(A)now, O sons, listen to me,
    and do not depart from the words of my mouth.
⁸Keep your way far from her,
    and do not go near the door of her house,
⁹lest you give your honor to others
    and your years to the merciless,
¹⁰lest strangers take their fill of your strength,
    and your ^(B)labors go to the house of a foreigner,
¹¹and at the end of your life you ^(C)groan,
    when your flesh and body are consumed,
¹²and you say, ^(D)“How I hated discipline,
    and my heart ^(E)despised reproof!
¹³I did not listen to the voice of my teachers
    or incline my ear to my instructors.
¹⁴^(F)I am at the brink of utter ruin
    in the assembled congregation.”

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Proverbs 5:7-14

New International Version

⁷Now then, my sons, listen^(A) to me;
    do not turn aside from what I say.
⁸Keep to a path far from her,^(B)
    do not go near the door of her house,
⁹lest you lose your honor to others
    and your dignity^[a] to one who is cruel,
¹⁰lest strangers feast on your wealth
    and your toil enrich the house of another.^(C)
¹¹At the end of your life you will groan,
    when your flesh and body are spent.
¹²You will say, “How I hated discipline!
    How my heart spurned correction!^(D)
¹³I would not obey my teachers
    or turn my ear to my instructors.
¹⁴And I was soon in serious trouble^(E)
    in the assembly of God’s people.”^(F)